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The new SHERPA 1.6L Ti-VCT 16-valve engine is
really the most advanced powertrain ever installed on a snowmobile. With its
1.6L displacement and 115 hp in a compact block made in high-pressure die-cast
aluminum for strength and light weight, it has a proven technology derived
from the automotive segment.
Since 2002, Alpina has been the only manufacturer using the state-of-art technology
available to minimize the exhaust emissions, like the catalyst with twin oxygen
sensor.
Now the new engine is automotive Euro-5 and EPA compliant, with emission
levels a great length lower than the ones achieved by any other snow-vehicle.
There is also an electric engine block pre-heater, that shortens your warm-up
time and reduces pollution.
The 4 cylinders with 16-valve and twin independent variable cam system (VCT)
that allows the camshafts to oerate both intake and exhaust valves at different
times in the combustion cycle, delivers a smooth power and plenty of torque
at every engine speed. You will enjoy the quiet and steady power while pulling
a heavy trailer or compacting the snow with a wide track-setter; but you will
love to try its scorching acceleration and speed when the job is done and
the "gentle giant" will suddenly turn into a "wild beast".
Just twist your right-hand grip, and the drive-by-wire electronic throttle
valve will boost you ahead.
And don't forget to wear a helmet!
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Alpina Sherpa is the world's only utility snowmobile equipped with an advanced and quiet engine engineered with multiport EFI, a catalytic converter and dual oxygen probes. This advanced emissions control technology gives Sherpa both EURO and EPA conformity... truly a worldwide leader in clean air on the snow!
Alpina SHERPA at the 2003 SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge. The U.S. Alpina Team was at the 2003 Clean Snowmobile Challenge with an Alpina Sherpa as support machine during the entire event.